The Edge -- Published March 28, 2014

Time magazine reporter Rana Foroohar recently visited Stockton. On time.com, she wrote a story headlined, "America's Most Miserable City Emerges from Bankruptcy."

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Posted Mar. 28, 2014 at 12:01 AM

By The Record

Posted Mar. 28, 2014 at 12:01 AM

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Time magazine reporter Rana Foroohar recently visited Stockton. On time.com, she wrote a story headlined, "America's Most Miserable City Emerges from Bankruptcy."

It was interesting, although there was some hyperbole, including this sentence:

"Nearly every restaurant in the city, mainly fast food joints and small family-owned eateries, has a sign like the one at the local McDonalds, which reads, 'Service may be refused: this is not a hangout or a shelter.' "

Really? Nearly every restaurant has that sign? C'mon.

Unfortunately, the Time reporter's experience included this:

"Reporting in Stockton yesterday, I got an up close and personal look at how desperate things still are thanks to the loss of basic city services. While visiting a tent city of homeless people under Highway 4, one of many in Stockton, my handbag was stolen. Fortunately, two of the tent city residents chased down the perpetrator and got my purse back."

Did you know the Stockton Thunder minor-league hockey team has its own brew?

The team recently debuted Rough & Ready Irish Red, and to say it was a success would be an understatement.

The beer sold out. The T-shirts with the beer's logo sold out.

So the Thunder replenished and got more of both.

It's also nice to see the team embrace the city and its history. Rough & Ready Island and the former Navy base are an important part of our past.

Rough & Ready Irish Red is available at Stockton Arena for Thunder games and at the University Plaza Waterfront Hotel.

The Thunder plays host to the Idaho Steelheads tonight.

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